<p>To The Editor: I have been reading newspapers for many years. When I read them, I have a World Almanac, a calculator and a pad of paper at hand.</p><p>The article about Gov. Perdue’s North Carolina share of the stimulus is interesting.</p><p>The population of citizens of North Carolina in 2006 was 9,061,032. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau).</p><p>The total stimulus money coming to North Carolina is $6,100,000,000. Divided by 9,061,032 means $673 for every citizen.</p><p>The Perdue North Carolina budget is $21,400,000,000 or $2,362 per citizen. Perdue’s budget is $500,000,000 short! That’s $55.18 per citizen.</p><p>I quit reading the article. Every citizen, whether Democrat, Republican, Independent, Libertarian, Socialist, Communist, et al, should think about these figures.</p><p>Thomas Leithauser</p><p>Flat Rock</p>